The Romans and the Samnites

The romans faced a combined army of the four strongest tribes in italy and emerged victorious. The peninsula was now rome's and would remain so for the next 800 years. A final clash between the romans and samnites was fought at aquiloni in two 93 b c with the romans completely dominating an enemy that had once been more than equal to roman strength. Next week, we will turn our attention south - pyrus of apyrus, a relative of alexander the great, to lead them against greeks.